On Jan. 29, Florida Sen. Jeff Clemens submitted a proposed amendment for the State Constitution. He recommends that rather than a 60-day regular legislative session, the Florida Legislature should meet year-round. A summary of Clemens’ plans can be found in the news story by Michael Peltier published in the Jax Daily Record on Jan. 30, 2013, http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=538647

Dean hosts Music Night March 17

Got a hidden musical talent? Show it off at the upcoming Music Night 2013 to be held Sunday, March 17, at 7 p.m. at the home of Dean Bob Jerry and his wife, Lisa. All students and faculty are invited – but the “ticket” to attend is that you must bring a dessert and agree to perform a musical piece (play an instrument or sing a song). A piano will be available. Each participant can bring one guest. Space is limited, so sign up is on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register, stop by the Dean’s Office and see Doris Perron.

32nd Annual Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law

The Florida Law Review welcomes Professor Randy Barnett as the 32nd Annual Dunwody Distinguished Lecturer in Law. Barnett, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, will discuss the recent United States Supreme Court decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 22, in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Barnett has written and commented extensively on the Affordable Care Act and represented the National Federal of Independent Businesses as their case against the ACA was presented before the Supreme Court last spring. Barnett will discuss the general implications of the court’s landmark decision, as well as fundamental misunderstandings he perceives among the legal academic community regarding the decision’s import. Barnett’s lecture, “Who Won the Obamacare Case (and Why Did So Many Law Professors Miss the Boat)?” precedes an article of the same name to be published in an upcoming edition of the Florida Law Review.

Electronic Discovery for the Small and Medium Case April 4-5

The University of Florida Levin College of Law and Electronic Discovery Reference Model are pleased to announce the first-of-its-kind conference devoted to “Electronic Discovery for the Small and Medium Case.” The conference will be held April 4 and 5, 2013, at the University of Florida Law School campus and also will be broadcast live.

The conference will focus on solutions to the difficulties, issues, and decisions that attorneys face in competently and cost-effectively handling e-discovery in small and medium cases. The conference will feature demonstrations of a new generation of right-sized e-discovery software and tools for each phase of the e-discovery process in small and medium sized cases and include starter e-discovery toolkits for each in-person attendee.

For more information:

]]>Justice John Paul Stevens speaks at UF Law Tuesdayhttps://www.law.ufl.edu/flalaw/2013/02/justice-john-paul-stevens-speaks-at-uf-law-tuesday/
Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:30:11 +0000http://www.law.ufl.edu/flalaw/?p=7949Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will be at UF Law Tuesday as this semester’s Marshall Criser Distinguished Lecturer. The conversation, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard, is expected to cover issues including proportionality in sentencing, the justice’s proposal for an amendment of the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, and his criminal law jurisprudence. The discussion will be facilitated by UF Law faculty members Kenneth Nunn, John Stinneford and Danaya Wright. Tickets are required to attend the discussion.

Students tickets are available in Student Affairs and faculty and staff may pick up tickets from Doris Perron in the dean’s suite. In the event of rain, Stevens’ talk will be moved to the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180, and the first 180 people who pick up tickets will be allowed into the classroom to watch the discussion. The event will also be available as a live webcast here: http://video.ufl.edu/service2/public/pub_showMain.php?id=41294. The advocacy center will be made available for the streamed event.

No book bags or other large bags will be allowed through the security point. No re-entry into the courtyard will be permitted.

The conversation is expected to cover issues, including proportionality in sentencing, the justice’s proposal for an amendment of the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, and the justice’s criminal law jurisprudence. The discussion will be facilitated by a panel of UF Law faculty members and will be held in the Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Tickets are required to attend the discussion. Students may pick up tickets in the Office of Student Affairs and faculty and staff may pick up tickets from Doris Perron in the dean’s suite.The events is closed to the general public, but media are welcome to secure credentials by contacting Matt Walker at mlwalker@law.ufl.edu.

In the event of rain, Stevens’ talk will be moved to the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180, and the first 180 people who pick up tickets will be allowed into the classroom to watch the discussion. The event will be webcast live, and the advocacy center will be made available for the streamed event. No book bags or other large bags will be allowed through the security point. No re-entry into the courtyard will be permitted. Students should refer to Dean Rachel Inman’s recent email.

The Marshall M. Criser Distinguished Lecture Series was created in early 2007 by Lewis Schott (B.A. 1943, LL.B. 1946) of Palm Beach, Fla., as a tribute to his fellow UF Law alumnus, former UF President Marshall Criser (JD 51). The goal of the speaker series is to host prestigious national and international speakers every year on topics of particular interest to law students. Past speakers have included Justice Clarence Thomas and former ABA President Stephen Zack (JD 71).

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Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:20:30 +0000http://www.law.ufl.edu/flalaw/?p=7748Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will visit UF Law Tuesday, Feb. 5, to discuss how constitutional standards apply to proportionality in criminal sentencing. The discussion will be facilitated by a panel of UF Law faculty members. It will be held in the Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Tickets are required to attend the discussion. The event is closed to the general public.

Students may pick up tickets in the Office of Student Affairs and faculty and staff may pick up tickets from Doris Perron in the dean’s suite. In the event of rain, Stevens’ talk will be moved to the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom (HOL 180), and the first 200 people who pick up tickets will be allowed into the classroom to watch the discussion. No book bags or other large bags will be allowed through the security point. No re-entry into the courtyard will be permitted.